President of Syria

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The President of Syria is the country’s head of state and holds extensive executive authority over the Syrian government and armed forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Syria
surface form: Syrian Arab Republic
appointedBy popular election (post-2012 constitution, formally)
popular referendum (historically)
commanderInChiefOf Syrian Armed Forces
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Syria
surface form: Syrian constitution of 1973

Constitution of Syria
surface form: Syrian constitution of 2012
country Syria
currentHolder Bashar al-Assad
currentHolderStartTime 17 July 2000
eligibilityRequirement Muslim religion (under certain constitutional versions)
Syrian citizenship
Syrian parentage (under certain constitutional versions)
minimum age requirement (specified in constitution)
firstHolder Shukri al-Quwatli
flag Standard of the President of Syria
governmentBranch executive branch of Syria
hasAuthorityOver Syrian Armed Forces
hasExecutiveAuthorityOver Syrian government
hasJurisdictionOver Syrian territory
hasPower appoint Council of Ministers
appoint Prime Minister of Syria
conclude treaties
declare war
dismiss Prime Minister of Syria
dismiss ministers
grant amnesty
issue decrees
promulgate laws
serve as supreme commander of the armed forces
veto legislation (with limitations depending on constitution)
headOfStateOf Syria
isMemberOf National Progressive Front (through ruling party, in many periods)
legalBasis Constitution of Syria
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Damascus Governorate
nominatedBy Ba'ath Party
surface form: Ba'ath Party (de facto, in many periods)
officeCreated 17 April 1946
officeHolderRole President
officeType executive
partOf political system of Syria
relatedPosition Prime Minister of Syria
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria
residence Presidential Palace, Damascus
seat Damascus
style His Excellency
symbol Coat of arms of Syria
termLength 7 years
termRenewable yes

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Damascus isSeatOf President of Syria
Bashar al-Assad positionHeld President of Syria
Bashar al-Assad positionHeld President of Syria
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Armed Forces